Jeffrey Leonard's proposes eliminating all energy subsidies:
If President Obama wants to set us on a path to a sustainable energy futureand a green one, toohe should propose a very simple solution to the current mess: eliminate all energy subsidies. Yes, eliminate them allfor oil, coal, gas, nuclear, ethanol, even for wind and solar. It will be better for national security, the balance of payments, the budget deficit, and even, believe it or not, the environment. Indeed, because wind, solar, and other green energy sources get only the tiniest sliver of the overall subsidy pie, they’ll have a competitive advantage in the long term if all subsidies, including the huge ones for fossil fuels, are eliminated. And with anti-pork Tea Partiers loose in Washington and deficit cutting in the air, it’s not as politically inconceivable as you might think.